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Letters Patent No. 99,867, dated February 15, -1870.

-*0.0%- IIWPRVED SPRING-BRACE FOR CARRIAG-IEIS.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may cbncern:

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM EVANS, of Eureka in the county of Winnebago, and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Spring-Braces for Wagons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, referencebeiug had to the abnexed-drawmgsfmaking. a part of' this specification, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon.

' Figure l ofthe drawings is a side view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same.

My invention relates to means for keeping the springs of vehicles in an upright position, and consists mainly in attaching the box to the wagon-reach by means of jointed braces, in such a manner that the object is attained without interfering with the elastic action ot' the springs.

The letter A ot' the drawings designates the box of a wagon;

B the reach; and

C C the springs. Y y About half way.between the springs an upright metal bar or standard, D, is bolted into the reach.

To oneeud of the swivel-bar a is pvbted the brace b, whose other end is bolted to the wagon-box :near one of the springs. The other end of the swivel-bar vis pivoted to the adjustable brace e,'which is alsobolted to the wagon-box near the other spring. rlhis arrangement of jointed braces, while it does not in the least interfere Withthe elastic action of the springs, operates in such a manner that the centerof the wagonbox or point e directly over the standard D must always maintain the same relative position with regard and rattling prevented.

to the standard, and, therefore, the springs must always preserve their perpendicular position.

In connection' with the jointed braces above described, I have arranged a simple means of preventing the springs from throwing the wagon-box too high.

A, pin, t, is .cast on the beak of the standard D, and so arranged that it will arrest the rise of the lower arm of .the swivel bar a at theprhoper point.

Under the. ends of the braces, which are bolted to the wagon-box 'and in all the joints of my device, rubber cushionsz are .placed between washers in such a manner that the joints are kept close, and all jarring Should the bracing become loose from the wear ot parts it may be rendered tight in a few moments by turning the adjusting nuts v o', and thereby shortening the brace er The value of this simple device .may be easily conceived from the fact that avmajority ot' wagon-springs which are broken become so in being compressed while out of the perpendicular.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv In combination with the fixed standard D, provided with stop t, the swivel-bar a, brace b, adjustable brace e, and rubber cushions z, constructed and arranged to operate as specified. 1n testimony that I claim the above, I have bereunto subscribed my name in the presence of' two witnesses.

WILLIAM EVANS.

Witnesses J D. OHAMBERLAIN, STEPHEN EWER. 

